Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-13
Daily 2sess aud 9akotaiau
WHOLESALE STEALING.

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arrests for Robbery Of the Employees
or the PauhaSdIe Radiroad.
Ptttsburg, AprlS 1.-The most impor-
tant arrests ever made in this part OF
the country were begun this morning.
The officers Of the Panhandle railroad
will soon have in custody . most des-
perate gang Of railroad robbers. How
many men belong to the gang is not
kaown, bat shey run mp into the hum
dreds. Their stealing extended over .
period of two or three years. Stimuli.
t~aneously arrests were made all along
the line OF the Panhandle road between
here and Qolumt,as. Warrants have
been in the hands OF officers for some
time and the persons arrested comprise
nearly the entire freight men of the line.
they include conductors, freighsmen,
engineers and iremen. The singleaders
are outside Of the railroad business and
are known, and some of them are now
believed TO be under arrest. The first
arrests were made about . O'Clock this
incoming, the police surprising eighteen
men at their boarding houses. By day
light forty Blk men, all railroad en-
ployees, conductors, brakesmen, fremen
and engineers were behind the bars. In
speaking Of the arrests q prominent Off
lcer OF She Panhandle road SAID:
For three years the Panhandle road
has been systematically robbed. Cars
on sidinRs and csrs on moving trains
we're broken open and goods stolen, in
cluding every description OF merchan-
disc. It is estimated that at least $780,
600 worth of goods we're taken, for which
the company had to pay. In August
last Ne got q clue, and tina compsny de-
termined to push it to the end. Detec-
tives we're employed who followed up
every scent, and finally we had the in
formation on which to proceed. When
everything was ready We decided to
make . movement all slong the line from
| Columbus to Pittsbusg, and two o'cloct
this morning was fixed TO strike the
blow. Abous eighty warrants we've
issued for men in Pistsburg. Nothing
like Il over happened before.
Among those arrested was a Bake.
against whom there are t~hirty-eighi
charges. Early d morning com,
months ago, 81 Sheridan station neal
this city, 9 train was stopped for water
An attack was made ON the crew and ID
the fight the fireman wss shot: He
aitsrward died from his Injuries. IL va
found shat the care had been broker
open and their contents stolen. Bake
pis accused OF firing the shot that kille.
1.-The fireman. At ] .o'olock ten NOR
arrests were reported. They were cap
tured at the pay car willis receiving
their wages. This makes o total of fifty
six now in jail here. Consideration
prevails among she proprietors OF tn
fences and. dens where the good
were secreted and eai sold. i
one instance, the proprietor o
aasnotorious den was detected il
the act OF bnrning stolen property.
telegram from Dennison. Ohio state
. that j. Il. Dunlap, the leader OF the gang
was arrested there this morning. 9Th
following are the names of most of th
parties in Jail here:
Conductors John Hastings, Fl. Mac
Roberts, j. P. Brennan, Il. Black, II. E
Kuhn, Thomas O. Shay, Z. J.. Hanle.
William Issts, Jamers Watson. Charlie
6hanks, O. Langacre, Clyde Laughlil
Brakemen j. g. Lawson, v. 81. Meyer
Edward Oiaf, i. f.. 6aggerty, Robe,
Macksy, NJ. 9. aOonaelly.!l George {
Ohrise. b. Goodman; j. A.. Fisher, W. 7
hLagelle. Thoraas Vincent. A. 4. Collin
William H. BoHlest John A. Bowss
Michael Joyce, w. @. Martin, Georg
Morris, T. o. Gutshali, d. 6rifRths, \
B. Doyle John Donovan, John Martin
William Both, John Sweeney, T. n
IAbers, J. W Richey. William Brigg
John Kirkwood. j. +. Wright. J. 4
Taylor. III. w. McCune, a. o. Thomsol
y. r.. Kinney, Michael Reilly, Thoms
Long, Samuel Fitch, James Il. Younl